Enlightenment and French Revolution

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Montesquieu created which idea of government?

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Separation of Powers

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Who was the writer who argued for womenś rights?

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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What was Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution?

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three branches of government, each with separate powers

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According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

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Overthrow the government

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This was NOT a cause of the French Revolution: France was deeply in debt, Inequality of French social classes, ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers, Religious issues

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Religious issues

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Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

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1st Estate

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The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

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The Second Estate was composed of

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Nobility

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What was the final outcome of the French Revolution?

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Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France

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He led the group responsible for “The Reign of Terror” and was beheaded:

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Robespierre